Paper Actuators: Electrically Activated Paper Actuators (Adv. Funct. Mater. 15/2016)

Electrically Activated Paper Actuators

Paper is an abundant, lightweight, and biodegradable material that has been used for centuries for printing, packaging, and absorbing liquids. Paper is a porous hydrophilic network of intertwined cellulose fi bers. [ 1 ] This network defi nes the mechanical and fl uidic properties of the material. [ 2 ] In recent years, paper has become increasingly interesting as a material in new applications...

Paper Actuators Made with Cellulose and Hybrid Materials

Recently, cellulose has been re-discovered as a smart material that can be used as sensor and actuator materials, which is termed electro-active paper (EAPap). This paper reports recent advances in paper actuators made with cellulose and hybrid materials such as multi-walled carbon nanotubes, conducting polymers and ionic liquids. Two distinct actuator principles in EAPap actuators are demonstr...

Elastomeric Origami: Programmable Paper-Elastomer Composites as Pneumatic Actuators

This paper describes the development of soft pneumatic actuators based on composites consisting of elastomers with embedded sheet or fiber structures (e.g., paper or fabric) that are flexible but not extensible. On pneumatic inflation, these actuators move anisotropically, based on the motions accessible by their composite structures. They are inexpensive, simple to fabricate, light in weight, ...

Green paper-based piezoelectric material for sensors and actuators

In this work, the fabrication of Rochelle salt based piezoelectric structures is illustrated. Structures composed of paper and Rochelle salt are easily manufactured using simple processes. Both manufacturing and the material itself are environmental friendly. Additionally Rochelle salt is biocompatible. In the paradigm of a cleaner piezoelectric technology, the fabrication of active sensing or ...

Electrically Tunable Nanoporous Carbon Hybrid Actuators